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We’re all sitting around the phone, which is in the middle of the dining table, so we can hear Julie clearly. “Max’ parents weren’t there. But, with how much media there was outside, I totally understand that they weren’t really interested in walking through all of that. If anyone recognised them, they’d have been swarmed. I totally understand why they stayed away.”
“Did you manage to talk to them this morning?” A tightness settles in my chest. I totally understand why they’d stay away, but I can’t imagine Max’ pain once he stepped into that courtroom and didn’t see his parents supporting him. That must have been hard.
“I did. They said they weren’t sure if they were going yet, mostly because of the media circus surrounding all this. Cerberi aren’t used to being the centre of
